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Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1915

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Open book Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1915

Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1915

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1915

Language English

Subjects Lawyers, Legal assistance to the poor, Orators, Practice of law

Description Material relating to the friendship between Clarence Darrow and journalist Mary Field Parton, which includes sixty-one of his letters to her, several other letters, short articles by Darrow, clippings, and photographs. Included are numerous transcripts of Darrow's letters, a biographical sketch of Parton, and excerpts from her journal that refer to Darrow, all done by Parton's daughter Margaret Parton (Hussey).

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User-Contributed Transcription [[pencilled in top margin: [no transcription] ]]letterhead 1202 Ashland Block Chicago March 4th [1915]Dear Mary For some reason I am feeling in the dumps today, so I write you. I havent heard from you for a long time and I enjoy your letters & miss them whenthey dont come. I wish I could see you and hope you are happy, but you are not no one is happy who is built like you & me. I have been seeing aboutthese two ? and am doing all I can to read news mainly. Shall give all I can myself and read some this month. I do hope nothing very serious will happen to them. Well it is the way of the world and I presume nothing matters much. but

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Archival Collection Title Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Parton Box 1 Folder 6

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2627px × 3995px 60.08 MB

File Created 10/28/2020

Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_006_003_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HEF

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